Enterprise for Youth

Empowering young people to prepare for and discover career opportunities.

Climate Career Corps

The Climate Career Corps launched in summer 2022 with 280 youth working in paid green internships.

Enterprise youth completed 457 paid internships this summer!

Youth gained direct work experience in a range of settings and earned a total of $639,665 in wages. Congrats, interns.

Heroes at Work

May 1, 2024

A dinner to celebrate a thriving future workforce and hear youth stories of transformation and growth.

Meet our new CEO, Carlo Solis

Read a note from Carlo about his vision for Enterprise for Youth.

Why Enterprise for Youth?

Enterprise’s training and internship program sets youth up for success

98%

of youth report gaining valuable job skills

Enterprise helps break through barriers, giving youth a leg up in the workforce

85%

of youth face at least one barrier to entry to employment

Enterprise pays youth as they gain valuable work experience

$806,000

earned by youth interns
in 2022

Enterprise has been helping San Francisco Bay Area youth find work for over 50 years

25,000+

youth served since 1969

What we do

Enterprise for Youth is a central employment resource, where youth learn job-readiness skills and soft skills — and practice those skills in supportive, paid internships. Through ongoing professional development workshops, youth build a strong network of peers, colleagues, and mentors. Our multi-year model allows youth to develop their resumes during high school through paid work experience and training opportunities in the fields of healthcare, technology, art/architecture/design, financial and legal services, government and nonprofit, entrepreneurship, environmental stewardship, communications, and retail.

Youth Voices

Youth share how they’ve grown because of Enterprise for Youth

Stories of Impact

Meet our new CEO, Carlo Solis

A note from Carlo Solis about his vision for Enterprise for Youth   Dear Supporters and Friends of Enterprise for Youth, I am…

OUR FOCUS

Providing young people access to paid internships is the cornerstone of Enterprise’s work

Join Us

Support under-resourced San Francisco youth. Your contribution helps youth reach their full potential through life-changing paid internships.